The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958 (McFarland Classics) (Paperback)

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The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958 (McFarland Classics) By Ted Okuda, Edward Watz Cover Image
By Ted Okuda, Edward Watz
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Description

Columbia produced over 500 two-reel shorts from 1933 through 1958, with Hollywood's finest comics (the Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, others). Fully illustrated with never-before-published photographs, the book chronicles the history of all, including interviews with the veterans. The filmography covers all of the 526 two-reelers: credits, date, synopsis.

About the Author

Ted Okuda is a Chicago-based film historian whose articles have appeared in such publications as Nostalgia Digest, Filmfax, and Classic Images. Edward Watz, of Morganville, New Jersey, has written a number of film magazine articles. He is the coauthor of a book on Columbia's comedy shorts.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780786405770
ISBN-10: 0786405775
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Publication Date: October 15th, 1998
Pages: 272
Language: English
Series: McFarland Classics
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